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Anne Boleyn, a king's obsession, Alison Weir

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Anne Boleyn, a king's obsession, Alison Weir

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 827-840)

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

genealogical tables

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Anne Boleyn

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

971509486

Responsibility statement

Alison Weir

Series statement

Six Tudor queens, bk. 2Thorndike Press large print historical fiction

Sub title

a king's obsession

Summary

Born into a noble English family, Anne is barely a teenager when she is sent from her family's Hever Castle to serve at the royal court of the Netherlands. This strategic move on the part of her opportunistic father also becomes a chance for the girl to grow and discover herself. There, and later in France, Anne thrives, preferring to absorb the works of progressive writers rather than participate in courtly flirtations. She also begins to understand the inequalities and indignities suffered by her gender. Anne isn't completely inured to the longings of the heart, but her powerful family has ambitious plans for her future that override any wishes of her own. When the King of England himself, Henry VIII, asks Anne to be his mistress, she spurns his advances -- reminding him that he is a married man who has already conducted an affair with her sister, Mary. Anne's rejection only intensifies Henry's pursuit, but in the absence of a male heir -- and given an aging Queen Katherine -- the opportunity to elevate and protect the Boleyn family, and to exact vengeance on her envious detractors, is too tempting for Anne to resist, even as it proves to be her undoing

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